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Eggs Rice & grains Breakfast Lunch / Dinner Salted duck egg Side Dishes

Salted duck egg and garlic fried rice

Published: 09.11.2022 » Last updated: 01.21.2023

Give your garlic fried rice a new flavor and mouth feel by adding a few teaspoons of salted egg yolk paste.

Salted egg and garlic fried rice

The Chinese have been making salted duck eggs since the 6th century. It’s a delicacy that has found its way into the cuisines of other Asian countries including the Philippines. It’s so widely available that I’ve never been tempted to do the pickling myself.

But. And here’s a big BUT. Not all salted duck eggs are created equal. Well made ones have oily yolks. But it’s hard to judge the quality of the egg until after you’ve shelled and cut it. So, when I discovered salted egg yolk paste, I almost jumped with glee.

Salted egg yolk in jar

I was searching for Chinese sesame seed paste when I saw this. Too tempting not to try. In my mind, I was already counting the dishes that I could integrate salted egg yolk paste into.

Salted egg yolk paste

It’s pure salted duck egg yolk that had been processed into a puree. It’s thick and lovely. And it’s pretty potent. When I added it to my garlic fried rice, I used only two heaping teaspoons for two cups of rice.

Pounding mushrooms before frying in oil

First, I pounded three cloves of garlic and fried them in a little oil over low heat. I wanted to flavor the oil so it had to be low heat. Otherwise, the garlic would have burned before dispersing its flavor into the oil.

Adding salted egg yolk paste to garlic in oil

Next, I dropped in two heaping teaspoonfuls of salted egg yolk into the pan with the oil and garlic. Still working over low leat, I stirred the paste into the oil until it bubbled and thinned out.

Adding rice to garlic and salted egg yolk paste

The rice went into the pan, the heat was turned up and the rice was stir fried until the grains acquired the color of the salted egg yolk paste.

Salted egg and garlic fried rice

I tasted the rice and decided I needed to add a little salt. It was tempting to add even more salted egg yolk paste but that might have ruined the balance. I wanted to taste the egg in the rice but not be overwhelmed by it. So, a few pinches of salt went in, the rice was tossed thoroughly to even out the flavors and my salted egg and garlic fried rice was ready to be served.

Full recipe below

Salted duck egg and garlic fried rice

Connie Veneracion
Store-bought salted duck egg yolk paste was combined with lightly fried garlic to make the base for this fried rice dish. Enjoy the rice by itself or serve as a side dish.
Salted egg and garlic fried rice
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Prep Time 1 min
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 6 mins
Course Breakfast, Side Dish
Cuisine Asian
Servings 3 people

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 3 cloves garlic - pounded
  • 2 heaping teaspoons salted duck egg yolk paste - available in Asian groceries
  • 2 cups day-old rice
  • salt - to taste
  • fried shallots - to garnish
  • torn cilantro - to garnish

Instructions
 

  • Set a frying pan over low heat, pour in the oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan.
  • Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant (do not wait for the garlic to brown too much).
  • Add the salted duck egg yolk paste and stir until bubbly.
  • Add the rice, turn up the heat and stir fry until the rice is heated through and the coloring is even.
  • Taste, add salt as needed, and toss thoroughly.
  • Top your salted egg ang garlic fried rice with fried shallots and cilantro, and serve.
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Keyword fried rice, Salted duck egg

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Connie Veneracion, Chiang Mai, 2020

Hi, I’m Connie!

Welcome to Umami Days, a blog that advocates innovative home cooking for pleasurable everyday dining. No trendy diets, no food fads and definitely no ludicrous recipe names like crustless quiche, noodleless pho or chocolate lasagna.

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